The Berks County Commissioners and the Berks County Planning Commission previously prepared a Sewer and Water System Regionalization Study in 1998. The purpose of the 1998 Study was to determine what opportunities existed for improving water quality, reliability, customer service and economic development by strengthening the water and sewerage systems in Berks County. The Study then determined both the current status of the sewer and water systems in the County and what strategies might be implemented to help achieve the goals stated above.

The goal of this update is to determine whether the original recommendations of the 1998 Study are still valid and to include any new opportunities that would allow the sewer and water systems to achieve these goals.